Storm Shadow variant, the French SCALP-EG, punched holes in the bridges crossing the Chonhar Strait in the Kherson region. (sopuli.xyz)

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[-] snakesandcoffee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I've been wondering why bridge strikes tend to make tiny holes compared to when they hit buildings. Is it because they're penetrating the surface and exploding under, or just that the bridges are much tougher by construction?

[-] DivergentHarmonics@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, they are 2-stage bunker-penetrating ammunition. Which, from this perspective, doesn't seem to be very effective against bridges.

[-] Highstronaught@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

The bunker busting part is almost too effective, going straight through the thing you want to blow up and then exploding further away

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